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ISBN: PB: 9781575866048

University of Chicago Press, Center for the Study of Language and Information

December 2010

150 pp.

25.4x17.7 cm

35 halftones

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£20,50
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Let's Speak Twi

A Proficiency Course in Akan Language and Culture

"Let's Speak Twi" is an introductory language-learning textbook for speakers of English and other languages who seek proficiency in Akan Twi, the most widely used and understood native language of Ghana. Included in the book are several practice exercises and activities; an extensive range of culturally relevant topics and dialogues; lists of idiomatic, colloquial, and euphemistic expressions; a reference glossary; and tips on culturally appropriate behavior.

About the Author

Adams Bodomo is associate professor in and chair of the Department of Linguistics at the University of Hong Kong.

Charles Marfo is a lecturer in the Department of Modern Languages at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana.

Lauren Hall-Lew is a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in English and linguistics, philology, and phonetics at the University of Oxford.